Sustainability

11 Ways to Reduce Your Impact on the Environment… TODAY

• Use reusable shopping bags for groceries
•  Bring your own mug when indulging in a coffee drink — and skip the lid and the straw.
•  Bring drinking water from home in glass water bottles instead of buying bottled water
•  Store foods in glass containers or Mason jars rather than plastic containers and plastic freezer bags
• Take your own leftovers container to restaurants
• Avoid disposable utensils
• Avoid processed foods (which are typically sold with plastic wrapping or plastic-lined paper boxes).
• Buy fresh produce instead, and use reusable vegetable bags brought from home rather than plastic bags
• Request no plastic wrap on your newspaper and dry cleaning
• Shop at second hand stores and consignment shops
• Opt for non-disposable razors, washable feminine hygiene products, cloth diapers, handkerchiefs instead of paper tissues and rags in lieu of paper towels (old shirts and socks can be repurposed as cleaning rags)
• Buy infant toys made of wood or (untreated) fabric rather than plastic